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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

Absolutely monstrous.

"At one point he said he overheard a security guard talking about bets made among the staff over which detainee would be next to die by suicide. The guard said he had paid $500 into a pool, with the total pot riding on the outcome." apnews.com/article/suic...

How a DHS shooting of a third U.S. citizen went unnoticed for months No state or federal agency disclosed that a Homeland Security Investigations agent had killed Ruben Ray Martinez until it was revealed in a public records request.

DHS killed a 23yo in Texas in March 2025 the same way they killed Renee Good www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

War on water.

@reuters.com

So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

Letters To The Editor Letters to the Editor from citizens around Lancaster County

A dozen new letters from Lancaster County residents on topics from ICE to Iran to Epstein have been posted this morning. Bookmark to read this weekend: lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett...

Manheim Township student: "We want for things to be so much better, because it is natural to have empathy for the most vulnerable among us. Sometimes this disappointment and exhaustion can feel so all-encompassing that it’s hard to decipher where it began and what happened to the way out."

Showing empathy for immigrants, Lancaster County high school students engage in 'good trouble' [editorial] THE ISSUE

Showing empathy for immigrants, Lancaster County high school students engage in 'good trouble' [editorial]
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Massive war price tag could be a massive problem for GOP leaders The prospect of a ballooning new spending bill has GOP leaders bracing for a messy internal fight.

"Senior Republicans privately expect Trump's administration to request tens of billions of dollars for the Middle East conflict and other military needs from Congress in the coming days, with some GOP lawmakers hearing estimates that the Pentagon is spending as much as $2 billion a day on the war."

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🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

This weekend's U.S. clock change brings back debate over daylight saving time Over the last decade, at least 19 states have passed laws to let them stay in daylight saving time if the federal government allows it.

Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has most Americans changing clocks twice a year, the political moves necessary to change the system haven't succeeded because opinions on the issue and its potential impacts are sharply divided.
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"About 14% of US houses have no insurance at all, according to LendingTree. The highest rates of uninsurance are in disaster-prone states such as Florida, Louisiana and Texas."

The Insurance Crisis Is So Desperate People Are Turning Socialist Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Americans seem increasingly desperate about the cost of home insurance.

"And about a quarter [of homeowners surveyed] would be fine with the government just nationalizing all insurance and outlawing private companies, Soviet-style." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

For context, Iran is the size of 2.4 Texases.

Targeting desalination plants is an incredible double edged sword. Iran is extremely vulnerable, but so are the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. If pushed to the brink, Iran could easily depopulate much of the region. Iran already struck Israel’s largest desalination plant three days ago.

More than 1,000 customers without power in Lancaster city Friday A power outage is affecting more than 1,000 PPL customers in the southwest part of Lancaster city Friday.

A power outage is affecting more than 1,000 PPL customers in the southwest part of Lancaster city Friday.
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Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

Over 120 people have been hospitalized due to measles in Utah alone. "It is, at this time a real threat in our state and something we can do to stop it," said Dr. Leisha Nolen, state epidemiologist… pleading for people to get themselves and their children vaccinated.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Gulf allies disappointed U.S. didn't notify about Iran attacks and ignored their warnings, sources say The Gulf countries have emerged as targets for Iran, well within the range of Iran's short-range missiles and filled with targets, including American troops, businesses, tourist locations and energy f...

The Trump administration is confronting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who say they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel. https://to.pbs.org/3N3fG7i

"U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Arab foreign ministers in calls Thursday that the war with Iran is expected to last several more weeks, according to sources familiar with the conversations."

Financial Times reports that Qatar’s energy minister predicts oil and gas exports to cease from the Gulf within days; says oil could go to $150/b within weeks

Gov. Shapiro continues to perform well with Pa. voters ahead of reelection bid: F&M poll Editor's Note: This story was updated to correct the number of independent voters that responded to the survey.

Among independent or third-party voters, Trump was rated as doing an “excellent” or “good” job by 26%, compared to just 6% of Democrats. Among Republicans, 79% gave Trump high marks for how he’s doing in office. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Vast spending by ICE makes little economic sense for United States [letter] Have you ever thought about the economic impact of the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security?

Lancaster County reader letter: "I believe that we would all be better off if these ICE actions stopped." lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett...

Her name is Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, which Post doesn't mention until the 7th paragraph.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the US Navy will begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as military assets in the region are able to direct their attention away from Iran’s retaliatory strikes on neighboring countries.-CNN

Brilliant planning and flawless execution are the hallmarks of the Trump regime.

Dow about to go to 46k

“We’re kind of defeating our own purpose of helping students that need that extra help,” school board member Luis Morales said. “It’s the one thing you might want to actually spend money on.”

Buying a home? A seller's disclosure may not reveal all you need to know Buying real estate in the modern market is no small feat. By the end of 2025, the median home cost in Lancaster County exceeded $350,000 and roughly a fifth of

Buying real estate in the modern market is no small feat. By the end of 2025, the median home cost in Lancaster County exceeded $350,000 and roughly a fifth of buyers nationwide waived inspections just to secure contracts (a decrease…
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Asked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded, “I guess.”

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